I, Chia Jee Luen, was born in Pantai Remis, Perak, Malaysia, in 1984. I completed my undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the Department of Chinese Studies at Universiti Malaya and subsequently obtained a Ph.D. in Ancient Literature from Shandong University, China, in 2019. I previously served as a researcher for the "Research, Translation, and Publication of Dream of the Red Chamber in Malaysia (Mimpi Di Mahligai Merah)" project. I am currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chinese Studies at Universiti Malaya and Director of the Hong Lou Meng Research Center. In addition to my academic roles, I am actively involved in scholarly and literary organizations. I serve as Vice President of the Persatuan Siswazah Jabatan Pengajian Tionghoa (PEJATI), Council Member and Head of Publication and Distribution of the 21st Committee of the Writers’ Association of Chinese Medium of Malaysia, and Council Member of the Third Council of the Cao Xueqin Society in Beijing. I am also a lifetime member of the International Association for Ethical Literary Criticism, a specially appointed researcher at the Dongpo Cultural Research and Heritage Center in Huanggang, and Associate Deputy Editor-in-Chief (Special Appointment) of the Zhi Yuan Youth Journal. In 2024, I was honored with the Excellent Service Award (Sijil Perkhidmatan Cemerlang, SPC) from Universiti Malaya. I have authored the book "The Dissemination and Research of 'Dream of the Red Mansions' in Malaysia and Singapore (1818-2018)" and co-edited two monographs: "Transplanting Flowers and Cultivating Dreams: Dr. Seng Yan Chuan's Works on Redology" (2023) and "Chan Kong Choy Hong Lou Meng Research Books Collection Catalog and Review" (2015). I have published more than twenty academic articles in both local and international journals, including The China Review, Comparative Literature: East & West, Forum for World Literature Studies, Studies on Cao Xueqin, Hong Lou Meng Xuekan, Asian Culture, Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture, Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Environment Management, and Art Criticism, among others.

谢依伦（Chia Jee Luen），1984年出生于马来西亚霹雳州班台，祖籍广东潮州澄海。本科及硕士毕业于马来亚大学中文系，2019年获评山东大学国际学生优秀毕业生，并取得山东大学古代文学博士学位。曾任“马来文版《红楼梦》（Mimpi Di Mahligai Merah）研究、翻译及出版计划”研究员、马来亚大学红楼梦研究中心博士后、研究员兼秘书，现为马来亚大学中文系高级讲师、马来亚大学红楼梦研究中心主任、马来亚大学中文系毕业生协会副会长、马来西亚华文作家协会第21届理事会理事兼出版与发行组主任、北京曹雪芹学会第三届理事会理事，并为国际文学伦理学批评研究会终身会员、黄冈市东坡文化研究与传习中心特聘研究员、志愿青年学刊编辑部特聘副主编。2024年荣获马来亚大学颁发的卓越服务奖状（SPC/Sijil Perkhidmatan Cemerlang）。教学及研究方向为中国古代小说、《红楼梦》研究、文学传播学及中国文学海外传播。著有《〈红楼梦〉在马来西亚和新加坡的传播与研究》，合编著《移花植梦：孙彦莊红学文集》《陈广才红学研究藏书目录及评介》等。近年来在海内外学术期刊发表论文二十余篇，见于The China Review、Comparative Literature: East & West、Forum for World Literature Studies、《曹雪芹研究》、《红楼梦学刊》、Asian Culture、《马大华人文化与文学》、Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences、International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science、Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Environment Management，以及《艺术评鉴》等刊物。